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Phoebe Wynne on Remaking the Classics

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Carolin Benack and Sanjena Sathian on the Fiction of the Economy and the Dangerous Appeal of Excess

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In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell
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The “Mystic Inklings” and Savvy Business Acumen of Victoria Woodhull

The “Mystic Inklings” and Savvy Business Acumen of Victoria Woodhull

Emily Midorikawa on the First Woman to Run for President,
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Katja Hoyer on Hitler’s Campaign for Office

Katja Hoyer on Hitler’s Campaign for Office

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The Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses has split its prize money among the longlist.

The Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses has split its prize money among the longlist.

By Walker Caplan | May 19, 2021

Roald Dahl’s secrets for writing children’s literature are officially up for auction.

Roald Dahl’s secrets for writing children’s literature are officially up for auction.

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The Time I Watched Norman Mailer Try to Fight G. Gordon Liddy in the Street

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An Argument for Literature as Care Work

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